Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14

organization OF any district, the Secre
tary of the Board of Dire ctors shal
cause notices to be posted in thre
public places in each election precinct
of the time and place of holding til
election, and shall also post a genera
notice of the same in the office OF sat
Board, specifying the polling places o
each precinct.
IL. On the first Wednesday in Ma.
next following their election the Boar
of Directors shall meet and organize a
Board, elect President from thei
number, and appoint Secretary. Th'
Board shall have the power, and |
shall be their duty, to manage and con
duct the business and affairs OF the dis
trict, mako and execute all necessar.
contracts, employ and appoint sucl
agents, officers and employ &, as may b,
required, and prescribe their duties
establish equitable bylaws, rules. ant
regulations for the distribution and us
of water among the owners of sale
lands, and generally to perform al
such acts as shall be necessary to fully
carry out the purposes Of this act. Th,
said by laws, rules and regulations mus
be printed in convenient form for distri
button in the district. And it is hereby
expressly provided that all waters dis
tributed for irrig alton purposes shall bs
apportioned ratablY to each land owner
upon the basis of the ratio which the
area of the land of each owner bears te
all the lands in such district.
IL. The Board OF Directors shall
hold regularly monthly meeting, in
their office, on the first Tuesday in
every month, and such special meetings
as may be required for the proper trans
action of business; provided, that all
special meetings must be ordered by q
majority of the Board; the order must
be entered of record, and five days
notice thereof must, by the Secretary.
be given to each member not joining in
the order. The order must specify the
business to be transacted, and none other
than that specified must be transacted
at such special meeting. All meetings
of the Board must be public, and three
members shall constitute quorum for
the transaction Of business, but on all
questions requiring vote, there shall
be concurrence of at least three mem.
bers OF said Board. All records of the
Board shall be open to the inspection OF
any elector during business hours. Tue
Board, and its agents and employees.
shall have the right to enter upon any
land in the district to make surveys,
and may locate the line for any canal or
c,nals, and the necessary branches for
the same, on any of sald lands which
may be deemed best for such location.
Said Board shall also have the right 10
acquire, either by purchase or condem-
nation, all lands and waters, and other
property necessary for the construction,
use, supply, maintenance, repair, and
improvement of said canal or canals and
works. including canals and works con.
structed and being constructed by pri.
storage Of needful waters, and all neces.
sary appurtenances. In case of pur.
chase, the bonds OF the district, herein.
after provided for, may be used at their
par value in payment; and in case of
condemnation, the Board shall proceed,
in the name of the strict, under the
provisions of title seven, of part three,
of the Code of Civil Procedure. Said
Board may also construct the necessary
dams, reservoirs and works for the col.
lection Of water for said district, and do
any and every lawful act necessary to
be done, that sufficient water may bs
furnished to each land owner in said dis.
trict for irrigation purposes.
l3. The legal title to all property &c.
quired under the provisions OF this aci
shall Immediately and by operation of
law vest in such irrigation district, and
shall be held by such district in trust for
and is hereby dedicated and set apart to
the uses and purposes set forth in this
act. And said Board is hereby author.
lied and empowered to hold, use, acquire,
manage, occupy, and possess said prop
erty as herein provided.
H. The said Board is hereby author.
lied and empowered to take conveyances
or other assurances for all prop, rty &C
quired by it under the provisions of this
act, in the name of such irrigation dis
trict, to and for the uses and purposes
herein pressed, and to institute and main
tain any and all actions and proceedings
suits at law or in equity, necessary OF
proper in order to fully carry out the
provisions of this act, or to enforce
main tain, protect, or preserve any and
all rights, privileges, and ilnmunlties
created by this act or acquired in pur'
suance thereof. And in all courts,
actions, suits, or proceedings, the said
Board may sue, appear, and defend in
person or by attorneys. and in the name
of such irrigation district.
Is For the purpose of constructing
necessary irrigating canals and works and
acquiring the necessary property and
rights therefor, and otherwise carrying
out the provisions Of this act. the Board
of Directors of any such district must
as soon after such district has been or
ganized as may be prac icable, estimate
and determine the amount OF money
necessary to be raised, and shall imme
diately thereupon call special election,
at which shall be submitted to the
electors of such district possessing the
qualifications prescribed by this act, the
question whether or not the bonds Of
said district shall be issued in the
amount so determined. Notice of such
election must be given by posting no
tices in three public places in each cleo.
tion precinct in said district for at leas
twenty days, and also by publication O.
such notice in some newspaper published
ia the county, where the Office of tht
Board of Directors of such district is re
quired to be kept, once week for q
least three successive weeks. Suct
notices must specify the time of holding
the election, the amount of bonds pro
posed to be issued, and said election
must be held and the result thereof de
termined and declared. in all respects 81
nearly as pr acticable, in conformity Will
the provisions of this act governing tn
election OF officers; procided, that nj
informalities in conducting such an elec
tlon shall invalidate the sane, if tn
election shall have been otherwise fairl,
conducted. AT such election the ballot
shall contain the words, .'Bonds-Yes,
or "Bonds-No," or words equivalen
thereto. If msjority of the votes cas-
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